Christey’s Kids Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Marshall, Texas 75670
202 S Alamo Blvd Ste G, Marshall, Texas 75670. (903) 578-9495.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- 26 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harrison County: 2
- 6 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 24 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
26 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 21 child care providers in Harrison County had 2.
24 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 22, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance, at the inspection on May 19, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on May 19, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Apr 17, 2025
3 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
26 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 13, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“During the investigation it was found that a piece of play equipment was broken and cracked and was on the playground at the time of the incident. The equipment was pushed up into a corner out of required use zone near a fence.”
May 19, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“During the inspection the director is determined to not be at the operation enough to ensure the staff is supervised and that they are following the standards.”
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“During inspection an infant under 12m was observed sleeping in a play yard with a large sleep mat/blanket.”
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“During inpection it was determined that the director is not present at the operation the required amount of hours per week.”
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“During inspection 12 children were being cared for by two caregivers and the SAG is 0 - 11m.”
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio
“During inspection 3 infant classes were combined during naptime.”
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Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Label for Each Infant
“During inspection, infants were sleeping in play yards that are not correctly labled.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“During inspection two caregivers changed several children in a row without handwashing themselves or the infant.”
May 15, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
“During the investigation it was determined that children in diapers or potty training have not been changed promptly. The operation has put procedures in place to address this issue.”
Apr 30, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
“During the investigation it was determined that there has been an ongoing issue with prompt changes of soiled diapers and pull ups.”
Apr 22, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“During the investigation there were 13 children in the infant room ages 5m-19m with a SAG of 11m.”
Apr 17, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“During the investigation an infant was observed asleep with a blanket in the bed.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“During the investigation four caregivers were observed in the room playing with the babies and two of the infants were sleeping in their bouncers and not moved to their play yards.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“During inspection there were two children in the infant room that were much more than 18m older than the youngest infant.”
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Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Secure Supports
“During inspection an infant was observed asleep in a play yard that had a side that was not locked into place.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
“During inspection a bottle was observed in the crib with a sleeping infant and four bottles were observed on the floor throughout the room.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“During inspection a blanket was observed coving the changing mat and diapers were changed without removing the blanket and santizing for the next child.”
Apr 16, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“During investigation it was found a caregiver uses electronic devices for personal business while caring for children.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“During the investigation there were 13 children in the infant room ages 5m - 5 years of age.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“During investigation 8 infants did not have updated feeding instructions. Some children were provided extra food from the classroom instead of the food parents provided.”
Aug 15, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“* The infant room has baseboard area that is peeling and needs to be repaired. * The Prek room has an electrical outlet box that has pulled away from the wall and needs to be repaired. * Two year old room has outlets that are not covered.”
May 24, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Diaper Changing Steps- Parent’s Written Permission for Powders, Lotions, Etc.
“During the investigation it was found that the operation used a cream on a child that was not approved by the parent.”
Feb 7, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
“During inspection the playground had the following safety issues: Large slide piece has large crack on the platform - remove or repair before allowing children on it. Plastic slide requires loose fill but was removed from the playground during inspection Pieces are not 6 feet apart from fence or from each other. A sandbox cover has bolts in four corners that need to be removed or covered.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“A current fire inspection was not available during inspection.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“During inspection a classroom was found out of ratio. Children were combined in other classses to put this class into ratio during inspection.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“During inspection a current health inspection was not available.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 18, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“During the investigation, pre-service training documentation was not available for a caregiver.”
Aug 17, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“This Minimum Standard was reviewed and found to be out of compliance. An individual who had a pending background check was observed at the operation inside of a classroom.”
Apr 26, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“During the inspection a child was observed leaving the area with the children and caregivers and going down the hall several times towards the door to go outside and in and out of a classroom several times without caregivers being aware that the child was out of the room.”
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“During inspection a classroom has cleaning chemicals within reach of children and a closet is accessible to children with chemicals stored inside.”
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Supervised Naptime Daily
“During inspection three children were observed napping in an area that was unsupervised and one child was found napping alone in a room unsupervised.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“During inspection a caregiver did not wash her hands or the child’s hands after changing a diaper.”
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Written Activity Plan - No Long Waiting Periods
“During inspection children were observed to be sitting in high chairs for over an hour without an activity or being able to get down and be active.”
Feb 10, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
“Duiring inspection a carbon monoxide detector was not installed in the building.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“During inspection it was found that the playground areas did not have a fence installed.”
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Storage for Individual Belongings
“During inspection personall storage for individual belongings was not available for children.”
All 36 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 3, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 19, 2025 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| May 15, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 28, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 24, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 10, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 78 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 12 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 21 child care providers in Harrison County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 26.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| First United Methodist Day School | 0 |
| Heart Dream Early Childhood Christian Academy | 10 |
| Rosa Arzate | Not given |
| Little Mav Academy | 2 |
| Tender Loving Care | 0 |
| Miles of Smiles Childcare | 8 |
| Gateway Academy | 15 |
| Christey’s Kids Learning Center This child care provider | 26 |
| Creative Care By C & S Learning Center | 5 |
| L and M Christian Daycare/Learning Center | 0 |
| L & M Christian Daycare/Learning Center, II | 15 |
| Little Angels Learning Center | 8 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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